<p>I think we can all accept that New Hampshire isn't a tropical place, but is it really -that- bad?</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, I think the climate adds to the Dartmouth culture, and a snowy winter is certainly a criterion I used in evaluating colleges, but I'm just curious.</p>
<p>Has it snowed yet?</p>
<p>It snowed here in Kansas today. We got about 8". It gets pretty chilly here. I think it's something that you get used to. I mean, if you're from a generally moderate area, it might take you awhile to get used to it. I would think that if you had yourself a good coat and a sturdy pair of boots, you'd be okay. My dad just about died during his first winter when he came from California to go to K-State, but he got over it soon. So will you. But it does get COLD and there is a ton of SNOW. :)</p>
<p>It's bad. REAL bad. But not unbearable.</p>
<p>Certain days when it was -30 with windchill, I thought I was going to die. But that doesn't last very long.</p>
<p>Its cold, but you know what, its cold anywhere on the east coast. NYC was so cold last year you could barely walk.</p>
<p>hahaha im applying RD and i just LOVE runnning outside in single digit weather with nothing but my shorts and a tee shirt! How exhilarting. You know that you have to keep running or else you'll freeze to death! YEAH! RUN OR DIE! YEAH! Im from alaska btw...</p>
<p>It's all about layers. Just as long as you have your spandex-gortex-fleece-boots/jacket/coat, it'll be fine</p>
<p>mmm....spandex...</p>
<p>Careful, Hobbes. A friend of mine did that freshman year. She got severe frostbite in both her legs and was in rough shape.</p>
<p>lol im just kidding. but for skiing, all we wear are longjohns and spandex. It's fun though, since they dont cancel ski practice unless it's 11 below 0...</p>
<p>haha, crazy alaskans...</p>
<p>i'm applying to dartmouth...i've lived in the south all my life, i've never experienced single digit weather, and can count on my fingers the number of times i've seen snow in my life...will i survive?</p>
<p>MWAHAHAHAHAHA! MWAHAHAHAAHAHAH! NEVER! YOU SHALL PERISH UNDER OLD MAN WINTER'S FRIGID BREATH! MWAHAHAHAHA! ... yeah, you'll get used to it within 2 months. Just make sure to get some good winter stuff. I personally recommend North Face Fleece and Shell jackets, but Columbia is pretty nice too.</p>
<p>Yes, it really is that bad. It's true that anywhere in the northeast gets cold but Dartmouth is especially bad because it's so far north.</p>
<p>You'll get used to it... but it won't make it any better.</p>
<p>The difference between here and say, Kansas, is that at least in Kansas (or other parts of the midwest), even though the average high in the winter may be around the freezing point, for every -0 day, there's a 50 or 60 degree day. But here, for every -0 day, there is no 50 or 60 degree day. Two winters ago I remember that it never got above freezing until like the last week of the term.</p>
<p>southern californian who turns the heater on if it gets below 60...UCLA is looking PRETTY darn good right about now....no more posts bout weather, I want to choose what college i go to on academic merits, not weather :)</p>
<p>That is very respectable. However, one thing to think about is this -- will environmental factors such as weather get in the way of realizing full academic potential?</p>
<p>I am not saying it will, heck I have no idea if it will for you or not, but it is something that I feel is important to think about, but I did not think to consider before coming here. Maybe there are other things about the environment at D that will balance it out for you.</p>
<p>slicmlic2001 represent, san diego here... im applying ED tho</p>
<p>woot woot! southern californians on the rise :)</p>
<p>I wasn't really worried about the cold as in would I survive or would I go there if it was too cold, I was just making conversation and inquiring.</p>
<p>Mmm snow!</p>
<p>Hobbes/Athena/Slipper/Rasbberry- or anyone else who has actually been through a NH winter, are the Northface/Columbia fleece-shell combinations really warm? I can't quite see it. How on earth is a fleece lining with no thinsulate or comparable thermal barrier really enough? Do either brand make an interchange coat that has more than the fleece liner and if so, do you know, are they warmer? How about skiing - will this kind of coat do the trick or do you need all down or down alternative jacket for assured warmth? Sorry for all the questions - trying not plunk down money on the wrong thing.</p>
<p>I can't speak for everyone, but I have never done the fleece combo thing. I just wear pea coats, gloves, a scarf, and a hat. Hats are absolutely key, or your ears will literally fall off some days.</p>